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It's let down slightly by its location on the inner ring road but once inside it cannot be faulted. If you can only visit one pub in Derby make it this one.
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Magnificent range of ales on when we called in - 9 on handpump and 15 tapped from the cask wall in the rear "cellar" bar. Didn't eat, but the huge portions being consumed by other punters had our eyes on stalks. Very knowledgable and welcoming staff. Can't belive this was our 4th/5th trip to Derby over the last four years or so and this was the first time we had been there - it'll be stop no. 1 next time round.
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Went in there on Saturday -a great range of beers including their own Headless ones. The food is pretty good as well.
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Not as cosy, for me, as it looks, but a classic ale house, and the Pedigree was quite superb.
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Good pub, good beer , this coming from a Forest fan !!
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One of the premier real ale pubs in Derby. There were 11 handpumps on including a number of local brews plus three more available from the cellar. The selection was excellent with a mixture of hoppy ales, session bitters, a dark mild and strong beers plus a couple of ciders. The pub is a traditional old boozer with a basic but comfortable main bar at the front. There's a Derby County FC fixture poster above the fireplace from the 1914-1915 season which includes an advert for the "New Flowerpot". Towards the rear is a "library room" which is used for eating and also a function room and beer garden. The pub is well known locally as a music venue and they also have occasional beer festivals. Good place for a beer and anyone on the trail of real ale in Derby should make the pilgrimage.
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One of the pubs on my list of those I must visit when in Derby. I have never been disappointed with the choice or the quality of the beer.
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beer selection and quality excellent again. Rating remains 10/10. There is a festival at the end of March featuring 160 brand new bers, with live music - I'm goig!
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Great beer - huge choice, friendly bar staff, nice food. There's a good mix of ages amongst the punters which you don't often see. A good place to meet up and have a chat and drink with chums. Not too far from town and other nice pubs. Well worth a short walk from the Market Place. They also have occasional Beer Festivals - the next one 29/3-1/4/07 - 100 new beers. Sounds worth a trip out for.
chick - 22 Jan 2007 11:59 |
I have not been to Derby for 30 years and with pubs like the Flowerpot I have been missing out. This is a fantastic venue for anyone who enjoys real ale. Derby is a place to visit again. The staff here are doing a great job.
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Ties with the Brunswick as best pub in Derby
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Derby is one of the best beer drinking towns in England for both quality and quantity of different brews available, and the Flowerpot is one of it's highlights. I reckon you could get plastered every day for a week or more without having the same beer twice or even needing to get on a bus or train.
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Derby is a hidden gem and much misunderstood. Apart from its other attributes (friendly, manageable size, lots of green spaces, excellent curries) it is a mecca for Real Ale fans - and the Flowerpot is a must for anyone visiting the area. We were in on Saturday and I think there were about 15 ales on - we tried four and all were in perfect condition. A friendly, characterful pub - and they are also a great live music venue.
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Yes to the all of the below. But it's in Derby. DERBY for chrissakes.
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This isn't just a pub, this is an institution! With a huge selection of real ales on tap plus the bonus of live music this is a great way to spend an evening or ten.
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This superb pub has a wall of casks at the back. Usually only 6 are tapped, but tonight most were - they must have had 30 ales on in total. There are several rooms, with a large room with a separate bar at the back for gigs (mostly tribute bands, although they have had Arthur Brown and Midge Ure in the past)
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Phenomenal range of 23 ales available. Three of us sampled seven different brews between us and quality was consistently good. Pub was a bit chaotic towards closing time on a Saturday, although it was just about mild enough to sit outside which eased the crowding somewhat.
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Yeah a good place, always interesting and well kept ales. Quiet on weekday nights, friendly staff. Opening hours now extended on Friday/Saturday nights I think.
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Plenty of ales on offer, Tardis-like rooms and a patio area, renowned for its live music.
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I guess this pub gets its name from the large yellow shrub that grows from an upstairs window-frame! Great selection of beer, however our choice on the day was poor. With over 20 beers to go at it will always be hit and miss unless you know of one particular brand that is moving. Large multiroomed interior belies the pub's size from the roadside.
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great beer and good food in daytime at reasonable prices good bands too great garden much improved flowers in garden too
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The beer is excellent, always a wide range, lovely scrumpy too! The food is the best in Derby, big beer garden that it's lovely to sit in on a nice sunny day...the best pub in Derby!
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Great range of beers. Excellent fairly small venue for seeing live bands. Quite a number of tribute bands play here and due to the low ceiling and dark interior of the band room it's sometimes almost as if it were the band - also helps if you have sampled a number of beers first.
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Wide choice of beers, though too many pale beers. The quality is very occasionally lacking. A good place to start the night though, always find a seat.
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Wide range of beers but beer quality is often lacking.
Music is good though.
Is the carpet still tacky???
Taidg - 22 Oct 2004 19:56 |
Wonderful pub with a warm atmosphere. Provides great live music and a wide range of beers. Makes a good night out.
Rebecca - 7 Oct 2004 14:43 |
A fantastic place with a fantastic range of beers. I visited once whilst attending Derby for the CAMRA beer festival and they had built a "rack" which held (if I remember rightly!) 25 barrels apart from all the handpulls on!! Amazing!!! Live music too. Just go there OK!!!
Andrew Carter - 24 Mar 2004 21:39 |
Live at the other end of the County but if in Derby, this is always a stop off point. Beer range is superb-recommend the Whim Arbor Light that seems to be on reasonably often.
frank - 26 Dec 2003 12:56 |
Excellent ale menu, and you can see all the barrels etc behind the bar, much better than optics! Good live music venue too, folk/indie/rock mostly, although I seem to remember going to a bizarre poetry reading there once in my formative years. Friendly staff are usually happy to recommend a pint to the real ale novice, and while it's a bit off the beaten track, it's close to other hostelries of a similar ilk, i.e., not full of teenagers or big groups about to go clubbing. You can actually sit down and have a conversation the majority of the time. If you happen to like that sort of thing.
VJ - 27 Oct 2003 12:21 |
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